Experienced Worker SKILLcard

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1 Engineering Services SKILLcard application form Experienced Worker SKILLcard HOW TO APPLY: 1. Please complete sections 1-9 of this form. 2. Hand this form to your employer (not your agency) together with all supporting documents (certificates etc) and ask them to complete section Because you are applying for an Experienced Worker card, you will need to register for a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) or (in Scotland) a Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ) relevant to the occupation you have ticked on this page. You will also need to carry out an initial profiling with an NVQ/SVQ assessor. The relevant details of this should be included in section 8 of the form. 4. Attach your photograph in section 2. Remember to write your name and National Insurance number on the back. 5. Attach a cheque or complete credit card details in section 9. Important note: please send certified copies of your certificates with your application. They should be signed and endorsed by your employer. CHECKLIST: Once all the relevant sections of this form have been completed help us to get your SKILLcard to you as quickly as possible by checking that your application is complete: Check 1 - Have you completed all the appropriate sections of this form for the Experienced Worker card you are applying for? Check 2 - Have you provided evidence that you meet the SKILLcard Health and Safety requirements? Check 3 - Have you provided evidence of qualifications/courses required to support your application? Check 4 - Have the applicant s and the employer s declaration both been completed? Check 5 - Has the Assessment Centre confirmation declaration been completed? Check 6 - Have you included the appropriate fee for your SKILLcard? Fill in the form using black ink and capital letters. If you have any queries about this form or how to complete it, please check the FAQs section of our website ( or call us on Section 1 - Your occupation Please tick the box which best describes your occupation. Tick one box only. Building Services Engineering Service & Maintenance Technician/Engineer Commissioning Engineer Commissioning Technician Domestic Heating Installer/Fitter/Service Engineer Ductwork Erector/Ductwork Installer* Gas Fitter (Domestic) Gas Fitter (Industrial & Commercial)* H&V Fitter* H&V Fitter/Welder* H&V Installer* H&V Pipefitter* H&V Welder* Plumber (Domestic) Plumber (Industrial & Commercial)* Refrigeration/Air Conditioning Technician/Engineer * Personnel in occupations marked with an asterisk may also use this form to register their National Agreement grade (where relevant).

2 Section 2 - Your details Please provide the information requested below, and attach your photograph in the space provided. Write your name and National Insurance number on the back of the photograph. Please complete all fields. Surname Forenames Please attach your photograph here Address (line 3) Mobile telephone number Home telephone number address National Insurance number Your sex of birth you started in the H&V industry Male Female How would you describe your ethnic origin? White Black (African descent) Black (Caribbean descent) Asian (Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi) Asian (Chinese) Other Section 3 - Health and Safety awareness To obtain a SKILLcard, you must within two years prior to the date of application for the card have satisfactorily completed the recognised ConstructionSkills/SKILLcard Health, Safety and Environment Test. Alternatively, if you have completed one of the health and safety awareness training courses on the SKILLcard list of approved courses, you may also satisfy the requirements for the issue of a SKILLcard (provided you undertook the course within two years of applying for your card). Tick one box and enclose relevant certificates: ConstructionSkills/SKILLcard Health, Safety and Environment Test Other approved course (as listed on the SKILLcard website) Section 4 - Industry qualifications Put a tick against each qualification you would like to be considered for inclusion on your Engineering Services SKILLcard. Please send certified copies for verification. 1. Welding Competency (Summit Skills Welding Certificate) Oxy-Acetylene Metal-Arc 2. Brazing British Refrigeration Association Code of Practice on Jointing of Copper Pipework for Refrigeration Systems CITB Refrigeration Pipework and Brazing Other 3. Gas Safety Gas ACS 4. HV Switching HV Switching Certificate

3 Section 4 - Industry qualifications (continued) 5. First Aid Awareness Course First Aider Qualification 6. Abrasive Wheels Abrasive Wheels Certificate 7. Other qualifications and courses Please provide details of any other relevant qualifications you would wish to be considered for inclusion on your SKILLcard (e.g. Certificates of competence in operation of boom and scissor lifts and mobile elevated work platforms, such as those issued by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) or by the Powered Access Suppliers and Manufacturers Association (PASMA) and their members etc). 8. Upgrading/Industry Training Scheme Ductwork Training scheme NJIC Craft Upgrading 9. F-Gas and ODS Regulations City & Guilds Award in F-Gas and ODS Regulations: Category I (C&G ) CITB Safe Handling of Refrigerants: Category 1 (CITB J11) Section 5 - Grade details Only for applicants employed under the H&V Industry s Operative National Agreement If you are employed under the National Agreement for the Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning industry and wish to register your grade, please tick the grade in which you are employed. Provided you comply with the grading definitions of Clause 6 of the National Agreement, your grade will appear on your SKILLcard. Mate Senior Apprentice Installer Craftsman Senior Craftsman Section 6 - Applicant s declaration I certify that the details on this application are correct and complete to the best of my knowledge. I agree that the information contained on this application form may be used by Engineering Services SKILLcard and related companies in the BESA Group in connection with my application for an Engineering Services SKILLcard and the provision of other services associated with my employment in the building services engineering industry. I acknowledge that the personal information given here will be used for the purpose of processing my application for an Engineering Services SKILLcard, this may include passing on information to employers, labour agencies or training providers and for this purpose, your data may be entered onto a secure database accessible via the website. I also agree that information from this application may be held on a database in accordance with the Data Protection Act I agree SKILLcard may contact me from time to time with information about SKILLcard and information regarding updates or additional services available from SKILLcard Ltd and its associated companies. If you do not wish to receive such information please tick here Section 7 - Employer endorsement Section 7 should be completed only by a manager of appropriate seniority within the employing organisation. The applicant must NOT complete this section of the form. If the applicant is unemployed, section 7 should be completed by the applicant s previous employer. Tick only those boxes in section 7 which are relevant to this application. Not all boxes may need to be ticked. I confirm that the applicant named on this form has been known to me personally in the occupation shown on the front page since: I confirm that the necessary documentary evidence supporting the qualifications indicated in section 4 is attached. In the event that the applicant is supplying photocopies of the relevant certificates, I also confirm that I have verified them by checking them against the originals, and that I have signed and dated them as authentic. In the case of an applicant who is seeking to register his/her National Agreement grade on the SKILLcard: I also confirm that the applicant meets the requirements of the National Agreement grade indicated at section 5 of this application.

4 Section 7 - Employer endorsement (continued) I agree that Engineering Services SKILLcard Ltd may use the information disclosed in this application for the following purposes: to help improve the content of the SKILLcard website and the service SKILLcard offers; for internal audit purposes; to provide you with information about SKILLcard and associated industry matters; to provide businesses with information regarding updates or additional services available from SKILLcard Ltd and its associated companies. If you do not wish to receive such information, you may notify us by at info@skillcard.org.uk or in writing to the address on this form. Name of employer/company Print name Position in company address Telephone number Section 8 - Details of NVQ/SVQ - Assessment Centre confirmation This section must be completed in all cases Section 8 should be completed only by an approved NVQ/SVQ assessor or representative of the Assessment Centre carrying out the assessment. Tick box and provide further information requested: I confirm that I have carried out the profiling of the above applicant in the relevant NVQ/SVQ for the occupation shown on the front page of this form. Title of NVQ/SVQ Candidate s NVQ/SVQ registration number Assessment Centre registration number Name and address of Assessment Centre Name of assessor Telephone number Position held at Assessment Centre

5 Section 9 - Payment details Use this section to indicate how you intend to pay for your SKILLcard. Credit/Debit card payment - please complete details below Cheque payment of (inc VAT) payable to Engineering Services SKILLcard Ltd Card type Visa Mastercard Eurocard Card number Valid from Expiry date Issue no. Security code (last 3 digits on security strip) Cardholder s name as it appears on the card Please send this form and supporting documentation to: Engineering Services SKILLcard Old Mansion House Eamont Bridge Penrith Cumbria CA10 2BX info@skillcard.org.uk Telephone: Old Mansion House Eamont Bridge Penrith Cumbria CA10 2BX info@skillcard.org.uk Tel: SKILLcard is a BESA Group Company Engineering Services SKILLcard Limited Company No: